All Obituaries

Shirley Ann Morrill of Hermon, age 89, passed away October 16, 2021 at the United Helpers Maplewood Facility in Canton.   A funeral service will be held at the O’Leary Funeral Home, Canton, NY at 1:30 pm on Sunday October 24, 2021, followed by burial at the Hermon Cemetery.  Calling hours for family and friends will be held at the funeral home on Saturday October 23, 2021 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm.  Masks are requested for the service and visitation. Shirley was born on...

Glenn Ames, 65, of Canton died on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where he had been a patient for a couple days. Glenn was born April 27, 1956 in Potsdam, the son of the late Marjorie Wilmot and Walter Ames. Glenn graduated from Hugh C. Williams High School in Canton. On February 14, 1976, Glenn married Rosalie Luther. He worked maintenance at the Best Western University Inn for 35 years. Following his retirement, Glenn did lawn care, gardening and snow removal for...

A private, graveside service for Lorena L. (Burns) Perry, a resident of the St. Regis Nursing Home, Massena, will be held on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Beech Plains Cemetery near West Pierrepont, New York. A daughter of Earl and Ruth (Bullock) Burns, Lorena was born June 28, 1930, in the Town of Clare. She was a loving wife and mother, an accomplished baker, a musician and a devout Christian. Her career as a licensed nurse spanned multiple decades and included both hospital and...

Pamela Knight Yaremko, 66, of Bell Ground, GA and formerly of Canton and Russell, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2021 with her husband by her side after a battle with cancer. Pam was born January 2, 1955 in Iowa, a daughter of Gene and Betty (Walz) Knight. Pam graduated from Knox-Memorial High School in Russell in 1973. She worked as a secretary in a law firm in Canton before moving out west eventually landing in Denver, CO where she met and married her husband, John Yaremko. The...

Eleanor K. Parow, 88, of Norwood passed in her sleep on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where she had been a patient for a short time. Eleanor was born October 29, 1932 in Massena, a daughter to the late Kenneth and Ethel (Moke) Kingsley. She graduated from Norwood High School. Early on Eleanor worked at Montgomery Wards and Marine Midland Bank. Later on, she became employed by Canton-Potsdam Hospital where she worked in medical records and eventually transferred...

June Sanders Taillon, 86, died on September 22, 2021 at home at United Helper’s Independent Living where she was with family and under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care. June was born December 6, 1934 in Ticonderoga, New York; a daughter of the late William Lewis Sanders and Geraldine (Hurlburt) Sanders. June was a graduate of Ticonderoga Central School. June worked at the New York State Hospital for Tuberculosis at Ray Brook for 5 years, where she met her husband. After her...

Philip McGillis Bain Sr., 71, of Canton died on September 22, 2021 at home where he was with family and under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care. Phil was born January 15, 1950 in Nyack, New York; a son of the late Donald Sr. and Virginia (Boire) Bain. Phil was a graduate of Nanuet High School, he received his B.A. degree from Kansas State and a Master’s of Education in Counseling and Human Development from St. Lawrence University. Phil worked for the United Nations for eight...

Mary Virginia Butler Ames, 90, formerly of Canton, passed away on Friday, September 17, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Watertown in 1931, the daughter of Nettie Turgeon Butler and Francis Gabriel Butler. She attended Holy Family School and graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy in 1949. Mary earned her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam in 1953 and a master’s degree from there in 1958. She taught fifth grade and junior...

Kermit P. Burns, 57, of Pyrites, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 12, 2021. He was in the comfort of his home, surrounded by loved one and under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley. Kermit was born April 7, 1964 in Pierrepont, a son of the late Frank “Jake and Leona (Coffey) Burns. He attended Colton-Pierrepont Central School and later obtained his GED while completing some college courses. Kermit was a carpenter and loved to build things...

Mrs. Gloria (Shoulette) Spadaccini, 89, of Canton died on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the LaPoint Adult Home, where she was under the wonderful care of staff, while surrounded by her beloved sons. Gloria was born in Rossie, New York on March 10, 1932, a daughter of the late John and Lola (McNeil) Shoulette. She graduated from Canton High School and attended the Watertown Business School. Gloria began her career with First National Bank in Canton and later began working in the registrar...